Amber Valley local elections
Encyclopedia
One third of Amber Valley
Borough
Council in Derbyshire
, England
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2000, 45 councillor
s have been elected from 23 wards
.
Amber Valley Council election, 1999
Amber Valley Council election, 2000
(whole council elected after boundary changes which increased the number of seats by two)
Amber Valley Council election, 2002
Amber Valley Council election, 2003
Amber Valley Council election, 2004
Amber Valley Council election, 2006
Amber Valley Council election, 2007
Amber Valley Council election, 2008
Amber Valley Council election, 2010
Amber Valley Council election, 2011
Amber Valley
Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. It takes its name from the River Amber and covers a semi-rural area with a number of small towns formerly based around coal mining and engineering...
Borough
Borough status in the United Kingdom
Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district...
Council in Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, England
England
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is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2000, 45 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 23 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1973 - 1976 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1976 - 1980 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1980 - 1987 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1987 - 1988 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1988 - 1991 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1991 - 2000 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2000 - present |
Council elections
Amber Valley Council election, 1998Amber Valley Council election, 1998
The 1998 Amber Valley Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council....
Amber Valley Council election, 1999
Amber Valley Council election, 1999
The 1999 Amber Valley Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....
Amber Valley Council election, 2000
Amber Valley Council election, 2000
The 2000 Amber Valley Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 increasing the number of seats by 2...
(whole council elected after boundary changes which increased the number of seats by two)
Amber Valley Council election, 2002
Amber Valley Council election, 2002
Elections to Amber Valley Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 26*Labour 19...
Amber Valley Council election, 2003
Amber Valley Council election, 2003
Elections to Amber Valley Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 25*Labour 20...
Amber Valley Council election, 2004
Amber Valley Council election, 2004
Elections to Amber Valley Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council...
Amber Valley Council election, 2006
Amber Valley Council election, 2006
Elections to Amber Valley Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council...
Amber Valley Council election, 2007
Amber Valley Council election, 2007
Elections to Amber Valley Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council...
Amber Valley Council election, 2008
Amber Valley Council election, 2008
Elections to Amber Valley Council in Derbyshire, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council....
Amber Valley Council election, 2010
Amber Valley Council election, 2010
The 2010 Amber Valley Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council....
Amber Valley Council election, 2011
Amber Valley Council election, 2011
The 2011 Amber Valley Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council....